Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions
17 Apr Energy & Environment
Defra urged to clarify Office for Environmental Protection staffing restrictions
Watchdog MPs also seek answers on how the impact on nature of plans for growth-promoting regulatory reform will be monitored
Defra appoints new chief scientific adviser
10 Apr Energy & Environment
Defra appoints new chief scientific adviser
Perm sec Tamara Finkelstein says Anjali Goswami will bring "a wealth of knowledge and expertise" to the role
Tech high fliers join Defra board
26 Mar Energy & Environment
Tech high fliers join Defra board
The environment department has announced the addition of two new non-execs: a pair of senior managers, whose previous postings include Amazon and Sky, as well as Ofcom and Innovate UK
Great British Energy sets out first major project
24 Mar Energy & Environment
Great British Energy sets out first major project
DESNZ-owned company will install hundreds of solar panels on schools and hospitals
Great British Energy gets interim chief exec
24 Feb Energy & Environment
Great British Energy gets interim chief exec
Energy secretary Ed Miliband appoints trade-association boss to head up state-owned clean-power firm
Defra seeks new chief scientific adviser
03 Dec 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra seeks new chief scientific adviser
Department offering a salary of £149,000 for expanded director-general level role
Headhunters to help fill longstanding Climate Change Committee chair vacancy
12 Nov 2024 Energy & Environment
Headhunters to help fill longstanding Climate Change Committee chair vacancy
DESNZ signs £30,000 deal with Saxton Bampfylde to carry out the search nearly 18 months after last chair stepped down
Civil servant convicted of killing young son
08 Nov 2024 Energy & Environment
Civil servant convicted of killing young son
Defra staff member found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility
NAO: Sellafield ditched Treasury-driven headcount reductions over safety fears
23 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
NAO: Sellafield ditched Treasury-driven headcount reductions over safety fears
Cost of decommissioning nuclear site has now increased to a projected £136bn, public-spending watchdog says
Sir Jon Cunliffe appointed to lead water regulation review
23 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
Sir Jon Cunliffe appointed to lead water regulation review
Environment secretary says he has "no fixed view" on scrapping Ofwat
The next Ørsted? GB Energy chair sets lofty ambition for new firm
17 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
The next Ørsted? GB Energy chair sets lofty ambition for new firm
Plus, DESNZ agrees deal for government-owned company to work with Scottish public bodies
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
16 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
Brown-era policy chief to lead Defra regulation review
Dan Corry will examine whether the department's regulations and regulators are "fit for purpose"
Climate change watchdog appoints new chief
11 Oct 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate change watchdog appoints new chief
Energy UK's Emma Pinchbeck to lead Climate Change Committee
Aberdeen confirmed as base for GB Energy
25 Sep 2024 Energy & Environment
Aberdeen confirmed as base for GB Energy
GB Energy "could only really ever be based in one place in Scotland", says Starmer
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
04 Sep 2024 Energy & Environment
'No decision made' on GB Energy headquarters
DESNZ denies reports Aberdeen has been selected as the home of Great British Energy
Defra launches rapid review of Environmental Improvement Plan
01 Aug 2024 Energy & Environment
Defra launches rapid review of Environmental Improvement Plan
Work on new strategy begins as watchdog says government is "off track" to meet the plan's goals to protect nature and public health
GB Energy to work with Crown Estate to create offshore wind farms
25 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
GB Energy to work with Crown Estate to create offshore wind farms
Offshore windfarm initiative aims to leverage £60bn of private investment
FSA chief Emily Miles to return to Defra
24 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
FSA chief Emily Miles to return to Defra
Food Standards Agency chief exec will become Defra’s DG for food, biosecurity and trade
PCS calls off DESNZ strikes after contractor makes 'improved' pay offer
23 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
PCS calls off DESNZ strikes after contractor makes 'improved' pay offer
Union reiterates plea for the government to bring outsourced contracts back in-house.
Climate advisers urge ministers to undo Sunak ‘damage’
18 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate advisers urge ministers to undo Sunak ‘damage’
Climate Change Committee also says climate adaptation “must become fundamental aspect of policymaking across all departments”
Outsourced staff at DESNZ set to strike over pay
12 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Outsourced staff at DESNZ set to strike over pay
Cleaners and security guards employed by ISS seek alignment with civil service terms
Climate expert to lead DESNZ clean energy 'mission control'
10 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Climate expert to lead DESNZ clean energy 'mission control'
Plus, department names former senior civil servant as junior minister
‘We are ready to strike if pay is not prioritised,’ Defra staff warn ministers
09 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
‘We are ready to strike if pay is not prioritised,’ Defra staff warn ministers
Defra officials who are PCS members write to new environment secretary, calling for “fair working conditions”
Security guards and cleaners at DESNZ and DSIT consider strike action over ‘chronic low pay’
04 Jul 2024 Energy & Environment
Security guards and cleaners at DESNZ and DSIT consider strike action over ‘chronic low pay’
Union says it will "keenly watch" how Labour's commitment to "biggest wave of insourcing in a generation" unfolds should it win the election